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HIGHLY IMPORTANT STAKE OFFERINGS It has been a long dry spell for horsemen since they last enjoyed the pleasure of scanning stake proposals from the New York racing organizations It results that the big list of stakes now offered to close for entries April 2S is a particularly pleasing indication of the certain revival of racing In the vicinity of the greatest center of population on this continent No class is more vitally interested in this matter than the owners of thoroughbreds and it will be strange indeed if they do not rally en masse to the support of the coining Belmont Park meeting in tin only effective way of nominating every horse they possess callable of raeing In gfod company The stakes now offered are in behalf of the Westchester Racing Association in conjunction with tlie Brooklyn Jockey Club Empire City Racing Association anil Metropolitan Jockey being therefore the stake programs of four solid racing organiza ¬ tions rolled up Into one attractive program The events are the following followingFor For ThreeYearOlds and Over OverMetropolitan Metropolitan Handicap S2500 added 1 mile Brooklyn mileBrooklyn Handicap 2500 added 1 14 miles milesSuburban Suburban Handicap S2500 added 1 14 miles Toboggan milesToboggan Jlandicaik TOO added 34 mile Ladles mileLadles Handicap 150 added 1 mile mileNorwood Norwood Soiling Stakes value 1000 34 mile Patclloguo milePatclloguo Soiling Stakes value 1000 7S mile Hitrlcm mileHitrlcm Selling Stakes value 1000 1 mile mileMyrtle Myrtle Selling Stakes value 1K0 1 110 miles For ThreeYearOlds ThreeYearOldsLawreneo Lawreneo Realization Handlenil 2500 added 1 5S miles milesBelmont Belmont Handicap 2500 added 1 3S miles milesBrooklyn Brooklyn Derby 2000 added 1 14 miles Withers Stakes 2XK added 1 mile For TwcYearOlds TwcYearOldsGroat Groat Trial Slakes 25W added 34 mile mileGrout Grout Amerlean Stakes 2llOii added 58 mile Keeiio mileKeeiio Memorial Stakes 2HK added 34 inllo Juvenile Stakes 1500 iddod 5S mile mileFashion Fashion Stakes lilHe 1500 added 58 mile mileHanover Hanover Selling Stakes value si 000 5 12 fur ¬ longs longsBouquet Bouquet Soiling Stakes wine Kfl 5S mile Steeplechases SteeplechasesIndependence Independence Handicap 15X added about 2 12 miles milesGrand Grand National Handicap V50i added about 2 12 miles milesEmpire Empire State Handicap SI 500 added about 2 12 miles milesHero Hero are twentythree stake races with a gross endowment of 350o in added money It is the most iMijMirtHiit thing for the encouragement and fostering of raolug that has occurred ii a number of years It now remains to o what response the owners will make and they now havu less thiin ton days In whioh to do their part Their nominations should be mailed promptly to Clerk of the Ioiirso Westehostor Raeing Association 0 East 40tli St Now York